Barn Dance Historical Society

P.O. Box 68 Wingham , ON N0G 2W0

www.thebarndance.ca or 519-530-8000

75th Anniversary for Canada’s Largest Travelling Barn Dance

February 15, 2012

Dear Camping/Traditional Country Music Enthusiast:

The Barn Dance Historical Society & Entertainment Museum again takes pleasure in sponsoring the

15th Annual Campout Jamboree Weekend at the Blyth & District Community Centre and Campgrounds, Blyth, Ontario on May 24th, 25th, 26th and 27th, 2012.

We invite you to join us for our 15th Annual Campout/Jamboree Weekend. This all-inclusive packaged weekend includes admission to all events and a serviced campsite (hydro and water). We will again feature our Bluegrass show on Friday at 7pm, the Barn Dance Stage Show/Dance on Saturday evening at 8pm, and the Gospel Show at 10am on Sunday. Due to the overwhelming success last year, the Campers Jam on Thursday evening and Friday afternoon is being continued. All donations from the Gospel Show are forwarded to worthy community groups in the Blyth area. Last year we donated $1,800.to various groups in Blyth and area. We also invite you to visit our web site at www: thebarndance.ca for additional registration forms and information. All campsites are on a first come basis and no lot reservations.

The proceeds from this event support the Barn Dance Historical Society and Entertainment Museum in Wingham.

All Barn Dance events will take place in the arena complex. Again this year, patrons are encouraged to do some jamming in the complex (upstairs) on Thursday evening and Friday afternoon. We invite you to participate in the “Open Stage” on Friday evening and on Saturday afternoon. Registration is required for both the Friday and Saturday Open Stage. The main floor of the arena is used exclusively for rehearsing the Barn Dance Show from 4PM to 7PM on Saturday.

• Visit the Barn Dance Historical Society Museum in Wingham. Please consider a membership to help support our museum and to save on your registration fees.

• Showers are available in shed #3 courtesy of the Huron Pioneer Threshers and Hobby Association. The dumping station is located just across the street near the Lions Club Park on Gypsy Lane.

• The Barn Dance Historical Society is partnering with the Blyth Lions Club to provide a Dinner on Saturday evening and a Breakfast on Sunday morning. Tickets may be purchased separately or as a package deal with a separate cheque made payable to the “Blyth Lions Club”. Please include your cheque with your registration and we will forward it to the Blyth Lions. Further information and ticket order form is enclosed.

If you would like to pre register, please fill out the registration form and mail it to us with your payment. We will reply with a letter acknowledging your payment. For your convenience, Volunteers will be on site starting Thursday, May 24th from 2PM to 9PM to provide you with your weekend package and Camping Validation Tags. The registration desk will open again at 9AM to 9PM on Friday May 25th and at 9AM Saturday, May 26th. The campgrounds are reserved exclusively from Thursday to Sunday for the Barn Dance Event. For anyone not pre-registered by Thursday, May 17, 2012, an on-site registration fee of Ten Dollars ($10) will be charged.

For further information and volunteering, Contact: Mr. Bill Simmermaker, Jamboree Chair, (519) 886-6216 (evenings) or e-mail simmermaker@rogers.com. For General Information telephone the direct line to the Barn Dance Historical Society at 519-530-8000.

See Campout Registration on the website for the registration forms for the Jamboree, the Blyth Lions BBQ and Breakfast.

The Tradition Continues at Blyth

Bill Simmermaker, Chairman; Ruth Baxter, President; Gord Baxter, Treasurer